1a member of an indigenous people of North Africa. The majority of Berbers are settled farmers or (now) migrant workers.
2the Afro-Asiatic language of the Berbers. There are several different dialects; some of them, e.g., Tamashek, are regarded by some scholars as separate languages.
adjective
relating to the Berbers or their language.
Origin:
from Arabic barbar, from Greek barbarus 'foreigner' (see barbarian)
